Major Defence Figures Criticise Government’s Spending Plan | Shadow Minister For Defence
April 16, 2026
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as posted by the channel“To deliver the SDR you had to guarantee to spend three per cent of GDP on defence. Well, you can’t pay for it.”
It’s “not an accident” that Lord Robertson, Dr Fiona Hill and Lord Barrons have all criticised the government for lack of defence spending, says shadow minister for defence Mark Francois.
Mark Francois was speaking to Carole Walker on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday-Thursday, 10pm-1am.
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